АУТОР / AUTHOR(S): Marta E. Chmielewska 
, Elżbieta Zuzańska-Żyśko
DOI: 10.46793/CSGE5.60MC
САЖЕТАК / ABSTRACT:
The Silesian Metropolis (GZM—Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolis) is the most urbanized area in Poland. It is a conurbation consisting of cities developed from medieval and modern settlements under the influence of intensive industrialization which started here in the second part of the 18th century. Traditional industries such as mining and metallurgy developed here for over 200 years until the 1990s. Since then, the importance of heavy industries in this region has decreased significantly. Along with the closure of industrial plants, brownfields with specific buildings and other infrastructure are appearing in urban space, constituting a kind of problematic post-industrial heritage.
The aim of the paper is to show different approaches to the post-industrial heritage during urban regeneration of brownfields in GZM Metropolis. There are many examples of successful adaptation of post-industrial buildings and sites to new purposes which is the way of preserving the heritage. There are also many examples of forgotten or neglected post-industrial objects still waiting for its second life. Finally, there are plenty of brownfields simply cleared of infrastructure, with no signs of commemorating the past. What factors determine the fact that similar objects meet a different fate? What are the directions of adaptation of post-industrial sites? What is the role of intangible post-industrial heritage? These are questions that the paper will also try to answer.
КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS:
urban regeneration; post-industrial heritage; GZM Metropolis